Jackie Kay

Promising plot waylaid by too much introspection excusing all the years of lies.

For no good reason, trumpeterJoss Moody and Millie drop their major betrayal on their adopted son, Colman.
Readers may well wish he just took the richly well deserved money for the book and relaxed into a new life.
Sophie Stone's exploitation of his grief translates into a release from his desire for revenge.

The many perspectives of Moody's death are pretty depressing, with Big Red the outstanding character.

While we wonder why Joss never retuned to fully care for his aging Mother,
we may still hope that Colman goes back to help her instead of placating his Mother .

Readers will want to hear that storybook TRUMPET play!!!

Descriptions of house and dark and land and sea and moon and wind in Torr are compelling.… (more)